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Denver needs less traffic in the pocket

By Jeff Legwold The Denver Post

Posted:
12/07/2012 11:00:45 PM MST

Updated:
12/07/2012 11:00:56 PM MST

ENGLEWOOD -- When the Denver players return to work Monday, one of the items on the team's things-to-do list will be pass protection. The Raiders sacked Broncos star Peyton Manning three times Thursday, including two hits (by defensive end Lamarr Houston and safety Mike Mitchell) when the pass rushers were just about untouched on the way to the quarterback.

"Some of it is communication," said Broncos coach John Fox. "Obviously communication is a little more difficult on the road than it is at home. ... We're kind of growing in some of the things we're doing to kind of combat some of the things people are doing to us."

Manning also was hit on the second-quarter interception he threw. Matthew Willis was the intended receiver in the end zone.

"Just missed communication, and we didn't execute as well as we could have," Fox said.

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